FLETC 4th Amendment practice (New
2026/ 2027 Update) Questions & Answers
{Grade A} 100% Correct (Verified
Solutions)
Thompson is suspected of running a counterfeiting operation out of his garage. The
garage is attached to the dwelling. Without a warrant, three officers step onto his
curtilage, shine a flashlight into the garage, and take a quick look. They observe a
number of what appear to be $100 bills hanging from a clothesline. Was the
observation into the garage lawful? - Correct answer No, because the officers
physically intruded on a constitutionally protect location without either a warrant or an
exception to the 4th Amendment
Agents develop reasonable suspicion that Wooster is operating a stolen credit card
ring. Upon seeing Wooster driving in his car one afternoon, the agents follow him.
When he arrives at a shopping mall, the agents approach him, identify themselves, and
tell him to put his hands on his automobile. One of the agents frisks him and, in the
upper left hand pocket, feels what is immediately apparent to him as a stack of credit
cards bound by a rubber band. The agent removes the credit cards and, ultimately,
,determines that they are stolen. Wooster's motion to suppress the credit cards will be
- - Correct answer Granted, because the agents performed an illegal "frisk" of
Wooster
Johnson is arrested for drunk driving and failing to pay child support. He agrees to
share information with the police to avoid prosecution. Having been personally
involved in every aspect of an ongoing stolen paycheck operation, Johnson explained
the intimate details to the police of what he saw and did with Fred, a co-criminal.
Based on his statements alone, the officers seek a search warrant for the co-
criminal's premises where Johnson stated he saw many of the stolen checks the day
before. Can Johnson's statement alone establish Probable Cause to support a warrant
application? - Correct answer yes, because Johnson's statements amount to probable
cause under a totality of the circumstances using the Illinois v. Gates test
An officer is walking down a public sidewalk in the early evening hours, just after dark.
Glancing in the direction of Sweeney's home, the officer notices that, while Sweeney
has drawn the curtains in the front window, there is a gap through which the officer
sees what he knows to be a large marijuana plant. The following morning, based solely
, upon this information, the officer seeks a search warrant for Sweeney's home. The
request for a search warrant will be - - Correct answer Granted, because the officer
did not violate Sweeney's reasonable expectation of privacy in making the observation
on which the search warrant will be based
Marsh checked a suitcase at the airline counter and got onto an airplane. Before the
suitcase was placed on the airplane, it was sniffed by a drug detection dog. The dog
indicated that drugs were located inside which established probable cause to search
the suitcase. With this knowledge, two DEA agents entered the airplane, approached
Marsh, identified themselves, and asked him if they could look in the suitcase he had
checked at the counter. Marsh stated, "I'm not traveling with a suitcase." Because the
plane wasn't scheduled to take off for an hour (and Marsh didn't think he would miss
the plane), Marsh voluntarily agreed to accompany the agents to the suitcase, was
shown the suitcase, and was asked again if they could open it. Again, Marsh denied
ever seeing the suitcase. The agents opened the suitcase and discovered contraband
inside. At trial, the contraband should be - - Correct answer Admitted, because Marsh
abandoned the suitcase.
2026/ 2027 Update) Questions & Answers
{Grade A} 100% Correct (Verified
Solutions)
Thompson is suspected of running a counterfeiting operation out of his garage. The
garage is attached to the dwelling. Without a warrant, three officers step onto his
curtilage, shine a flashlight into the garage, and take a quick look. They observe a
number of what appear to be $100 bills hanging from a clothesline. Was the
observation into the garage lawful? - Correct answer No, because the officers
physically intruded on a constitutionally protect location without either a warrant or an
exception to the 4th Amendment
Agents develop reasonable suspicion that Wooster is operating a stolen credit card
ring. Upon seeing Wooster driving in his car one afternoon, the agents follow him.
When he arrives at a shopping mall, the agents approach him, identify themselves, and
tell him to put his hands on his automobile. One of the agents frisks him and, in the
upper left hand pocket, feels what is immediately apparent to him as a stack of credit
cards bound by a rubber band. The agent removes the credit cards and, ultimately,
,determines that they are stolen. Wooster's motion to suppress the credit cards will be
- - Correct answer Granted, because the agents performed an illegal "frisk" of
Wooster
Johnson is arrested for drunk driving and failing to pay child support. He agrees to
share information with the police to avoid prosecution. Having been personally
involved in every aspect of an ongoing stolen paycheck operation, Johnson explained
the intimate details to the police of what he saw and did with Fred, a co-criminal.
Based on his statements alone, the officers seek a search warrant for the co-
criminal's premises where Johnson stated he saw many of the stolen checks the day
before. Can Johnson's statement alone establish Probable Cause to support a warrant
application? - Correct answer yes, because Johnson's statements amount to probable
cause under a totality of the circumstances using the Illinois v. Gates test
An officer is walking down a public sidewalk in the early evening hours, just after dark.
Glancing in the direction of Sweeney's home, the officer notices that, while Sweeney
has drawn the curtains in the front window, there is a gap through which the officer
sees what he knows to be a large marijuana plant. The following morning, based solely
, upon this information, the officer seeks a search warrant for Sweeney's home. The
request for a search warrant will be - - Correct answer Granted, because the officer
did not violate Sweeney's reasonable expectation of privacy in making the observation
on which the search warrant will be based
Marsh checked a suitcase at the airline counter and got onto an airplane. Before the
suitcase was placed on the airplane, it was sniffed by a drug detection dog. The dog
indicated that drugs were located inside which established probable cause to search
the suitcase. With this knowledge, two DEA agents entered the airplane, approached
Marsh, identified themselves, and asked him if they could look in the suitcase he had
checked at the counter. Marsh stated, "I'm not traveling with a suitcase." Because the
plane wasn't scheduled to take off for an hour (and Marsh didn't think he would miss
the plane), Marsh voluntarily agreed to accompany the agents to the suitcase, was
shown the suitcase, and was asked again if they could open it. Again, Marsh denied
ever seeing the suitcase. The agents opened the suitcase and discovered contraband
inside. At trial, the contraband should be - - Correct answer Admitted, because Marsh
abandoned the suitcase.
